On #ThisDayInHistory in 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, granting many American women the right to vote. The Amendment was the result of nearly a century’s work by both Black and White suffrage advocates, but despite the Amendment’s aims, it would take more than 40 years for many women of color to achieve voting equality. To learn more about the 19th Amendment, visit https://bit.ly/3heZivq | HISTORY

Today marks the anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment becoming enshrined in the U.S. Constitution. The amendment, which granted women the right to vote, was first proposed in 1878 and was finally added to the Constitution on August 26, 1920. | Encyclopaedia Britannica

The 19th Amendment to the Constitution officially took effect 100 years ago on Aug. 26. But the fight for women's suffrage was not just about sex. It was also deeply entwined with race. https://trib.al/E4fdMeE | NPR